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Widmanstaetten figures

plural noun
Wid·​man·​staet·​ten figures | \ ˈwidmənˌs|tetᵊn-, ˈvitmənˌs(h)|\
variants: or less commonly Widmanstaettian figures \ ¦⸗⸗¦s(h)tetēən-​ \

Definition of Widmanstaetten figures

: figures that appear on etched meteoric iron and exhibit its crystalline structure

History and Etymology for Widmanstaetten figures

widmanstaetten after Aloys B. Widmannstätten †1849 Austrian mineralogist; widmanstaettian from Aloys B. Widmannstätten + English -an

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